MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WiFi6E Motherboard Review

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Motherboard Performance

Testing the MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WiFi6E was accomplished using the benchmarks below. The following components were used: Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF, Kingston Fury KF582C40-24, Team TForce Dark AirFlow GE Pro Gen5 NVME, ADATA SX8 100NP NVME, and the ASRock RX 7600 XT Steel Legend 16GB OC video card. Comparison results are discussed from the recent review of the ASUS TUF GAMING Z890-PLUS WiFi as the two boards are similarly outfitted.

Our results compare well between the MSI X890 GAMING PLUS WiFi6E and the ASUS TUF GAMING Z890 PLUS WiFi, as they should. Most discrepancies can be explained by the much faster memory used or the dedicated graphics card.

VRM Temperature

MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WiFi6E motherboard: performance, VRM/System temperatures

In this test, we run Cinebench R23 multicore for 20 minutes minimum and then record the temperatures across the heatsinks using HWInfo64.  The CPU temperatures reached a maximum of 67.6C, 100% utilization, and 4930MHz. MOS showed 41C and PCH 29C. There was no thermal throttle, and no stability issues were encountered.

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

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8.5

SUMMARY

This review evaluated the MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WiFi6E motherboard. This is a budget-friendly gaming centric board for Intel socket 1851 processors. The board supports DDR5 CU-DIMMs, Gen5 PCIe GPUs and M.2 drives. We found this motherboard to be very capable. It performed well and no issues were noted. For a budget or any other PC build this is a short list item.

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Super Solid Board, have the wifi 7 version of it. No issues clocking 265KF and memory.

Rick Patterson
Rick is an avid gamer that enjoys the latest and greatest video cards in his rigs. For the past few years, he's shared that expertise with The FPS Review's audience as a GPU reviewer.

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